Gov Bobby Jindal spoke to the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning were he spoke about plans for repealing the state income tax.
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Mike Hasten
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BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that funding the state voucher program with funds intended for public schools is unconstitutional.

The ruling, issued this morning, upholds a Baton Rouge district court ruling and goes a step farther in saying the way the Legislature adopted this current year's funding mechanism is unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court ruling states "After reviewing the record, the legislative instruments and the constitutional provisions at issue, we agree with the district court that once funds are dedicated to the state's Minimum Foundation ...